1.d4 {Notes by Dr. Emanuel Lasker, Carl Schlechter and LeopoldHoffer. *** Lasker: A game that in no way distinguishes itselfin the opening, novel though the course pursued by the twobrilliant masters may be, it is void of interest until theendgame stage is reached. Then a position full of of variedcombinations is arrived at. A draw should, nevertheless, haveresulted. The first player concludes by a blunder, but hisgame was hopeless then.} d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6 4.Bg3 Nf6 5.Nd2Bxg3 6.hxg3 Qe7 7.f4 {Lasker: To prevent 7...e5 which, in viewof the weakness of White on the black squares, would haveallowed Black a dominating sphere of action.} Ne4 {Lasker:Hardly advancing his cause. 7...c5 at once would have yieldeda quicker development. *** Schlechter: Here 7...b6!? deservesattention.} 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qd2 Nd7 10.g4 Nb6 11.Be2 Bd7 12.Nh3f6 13.Nf2 Bc6 14.c4 O-O-O 15.O-O-O h6 16.Qc2 f5 17.Qc3{Hoffer: After 17.g3! White is better.} Kb8 18.gxf5 exf5 19.g4Bd7 20.Rdg1 g5 21.Nh3 {Lasker: 21.fxg5 first would haveavoided the ensuing complication. The exchange of both pawnson the kingside, though opening the rook file for Black, wouldhave resulted to the advantage of White, inasmuch as the extrapawn on the queenside should be at greater value than theisolated pawn of Black, all other things being equal. ***Schlechter: Much better is 21.fxg5 hxg5 22.gxf5 withadvantage.} fxg4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.Rxg4 Qe6 24.Rhg1 Qxc4 25.Qxc4Nxc4 26.fxg5 hxg5 27.R4g3 {? Lasker: More natural is 27.Nxg5Nxe3 28.Rxe4 Rhe8 which would have readily led to a draw. ***Hoffer: Perhaps White should try 27.R1g3!?} g4 28.Nf2 Rh229.Nd1 {? Schlechter: Better is 29.Nxg4! Rxb2 30.Ne5 Rb431.Rg8 Rc8 32.Nxc4 Rxc4 33.Kb2.} c5 {! Lasker: Charming anattack out of nothing. 30.dxc5 would now, of course, be bad,as Black would then double his rooks on the 2nd rank, and atthe very least recoup himself.} 30.R3g2 {Schlechter andLasker: This loses a pawn and the game. But, 30.Rxg4 cxd431.Rxe4 is met by the elegant move 31...Rc8! whereupon 32.Rxd4Na3+ 33.Nc3 Rc2+ 34.Kd1 Rxb2 35.Ne2 Rcc2 will ultimately win.}Rxg2 31.Rxg2 cxd4 32.exd4 Rxd4 33.Rxg4 Rxd1+ {The rest of thegame is unavailable.} 0-1

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1. e4 {Notes by Emanuel Lasker} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Nf6 9. e5 dxe510. Ba3 Be6 {So far everything is book. It has always been theopinion that Black, although two Pawns ahead, will not be ableto develop his Pieces, as Castling King's side is prevented,and the King dare not occupy the centre any length oftime. Black seemed to believe that he may get his King safelyCastled to the Queen's side ; but this game does notcorroborate such an opinion, in spite of the success whichattended that manoeuvre in this instance.} 11. Bb5{Tchigorin’s favourite post for the Bishop in the Evans'Gambit.} Qd5 12. Qa4 O-O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Bc5 Bb6 15. Qa6+{White ultimately wins the exchange by this manauvre, but atan enormous expense. It would have been better to leave thingsas they were,and to continue simply with 15 Nxe5. If then15...Nd7 16 Nxc6 must win the exchange in favourable position;and if 15....Ne4 16 Bxb6 cxb6 17 Qxa7 will equalise thematerial forces. with the position to White's advantage.} Kb816. Nxe5 Nd7 17. Nc3 Nxc5 18. Qe2 Qd6 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Na4Qb5 21. Qxb5 cxb5 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Nc6+ Kb7 24. Nxd8+ Rxd825. a3 c5 26. f3 Kc6 27. Rfd1 Ra8 { A Rook being very wellqualified to support advancing Pawns and to check the approachof the hostile King, it is judicious play to avoid itsexchange for the present.} 28. Kf2 Ra4 29. Ke3 h5 {Advancingthese Pawns, which constitute the only weakness in Black'scamp, protects them against any possible attack of the Rooksor King.} 30. Kd2 b4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Rdb1 Rxb1 {Now it isjust as well to simplify, two united passed Pawns with thesupport of the King and Bishop being more than a match forKing and Rook. Black need only take care to leave the passedPawns as much as possible on the colour not dominated by theBishop-i.e. on black squares.} 33. Rxb1 b5 34. Ra1 b4 35. Kc2Kd5 36. Rd1+ Kc4 37. Rd8 Bd5 38. h4 Kd4 39. Rb8 Be6 40. Rb7 g641. Rb5 b3+ 42. Kb2 c4 43. Rb4 Kd3 44. Rb6 c3+ 45. Kb1 Ke3{Threatening 13 Bf5+ 45 g4 would be answered by Kxf3. White istherefore perfectly helpless.} 0-1

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